1. Clouds of May (Mayıs Sıkıntısı)
This is a movie within a movie, about a director, Muzaffer, who goes back to his hometown to make a film using a cast of local people . While Muzaffer is around, his mother complains about simple health problems, his father is in a legal fight against the government for his land, his cousin leaves his job to help Muzaffer who promises to find him work in Istanbul, and his little cousin Ali tries to carry an egg in his pocket for forty days so that he'll get the watch of his dreams. In the meantime, they form the cast for Muzaffer's movie as well.
It has an average vote of 7 on TMDB.
2. Nosferatu in Venice (Nosferatu a Venezia)
Professor Paris Catalano visits Venice, to investigate the last known appearance of the famous vampire Nosferatu during the carnival of 1786.
It has an average vote of 6 on TMDB.
3. Destiny (Kader)
Bekir loves Uğur, who loves Zagor, who is about to get out of jail. An already tense love triangle is thrown into turmoil on a hot summer night, when Zagor kills someone, and Uğur disappears.
It has an average vote of 7.5 on TMDB.
4. Allegretto (Allegretto)
A housewife has an unexpected guest at night but things are not as they seem. This independent, uber low budget short mystery thriller with twists can also be seen from a feminist perspective about women issues in Turkey.
It has an average vote of 5.5 on TMDB.
5. Valentin Valentin (Valentin Valentin)
In a small Parisian building, a diverse group of people crosses paths, likes and observes each other, without always seeing each other.
It has an average vote of 5.7 on TMDB.
6. Trap (Kapan)
Five fishermen live on an island. Their ordinary life start to change with the unknown disappearance of one of them. Also a wolf comes to the island. The wolf tries to open his own living space. These happenings cause a growing tension between friends.
It has an average vote of 5.7 on TMDB.
7. Kadri'nin Götürdüğü Yere Git (Kadri'nin Götürdüğü Yere Git)
(Kadri'nin Götürdüğü Yere Git)
It has an average vote of 3.6 on TMDB.
8. The Wall
A boy is fighting for survival in the deserted ruins of what used to be a city. Suddenly, from behind a massive wall, someone or something tries to communicate with the boy. His reaction might mean the difference between life or death.
It has an average vote of 6.9 on TMDB.
9. Yusuf and Kenan (Yusuf ile Kenan)
When their father is killed in a blood feud, Yusuf and Kenan, two shepherd boys, flee to Istanbul in search of their uncle. They become involved with the streetboys, and Yusuf turns to crime although Kenan wants to learn a trade.
It has an average vote of 7.2 on TMDB.
10. Mindwalk
On the French island of Mont Saint-Michel, Sonia meets Jack and Tom. Sonia is a Norwegian physicist who abandoned a lucrative career after discovering that elements of her work were being applied to weapons development. Jack is an American politician attempting to make sense of his recent defeat as a presidential candidate. Tom is a poet, disillusioned former political speechwriter, and Jack's close friend. As they wander the picturesque medieval abbey, the trio engage in a wide-ranging conversation on political and social problems, exchanging their varied perspectives rooted in their different intellectual backgrounds.
It has an average vote of 6.7 on TMDB.
11. Three Monkeys (Üç maymun)
A family battles against the odds to stay together when small lies grow into an extravagant cover-up. In order to avoid hardship and responsibilities that would otherwise be impossible to endure, the family chooses to ignore the truth, not to see, hear or talk about it. But does playing “Three Monkeys” invalidate the truth of its existence?
It has an average vote of 6.9 on TMDB.
12. Climates (İklimler)
Man was made to be happy for simple reasons and unhappy for even simpler ones – just as he is born for simple reasons and dies for even simpler ones... Isa and Bahar are two lonely figures dragged through the ever-changing climate of their inner selves in pursuit of a happiness that no longer belongs to them.
It has an average vote of 6.782 on TMDB.
13. Elvira's Haunted Hills
The setting is Carpathia. The year is 1851. When Elvira gets kicked out of an Inn for a slight monetary discrepancy, she is rescued by a local who takes her to stay at the castle in the hills high above the village. The fact that she happens to resemble the count's former "missing" wife opens a can of worms or two.
It has an average vote of 5.4 on TMDB.
14. Gun Crazy
Bart Tare is an ex-Army man who has a lifelong fixation with guns, he meets a kindred spirit in sharpshooter Annie Starr and goes to work at a carnival. After upsetting the carnival owner who lusts after Starr, they both get fired. Soon, on Starr's behest, they embark on a crime spree for cash.
It has an average vote of 7.477 on TMDB.
15. The Small Town (Kasaba)
Told from the perspective of two children, and in four parts which run parallel to seasons, The Small Town describes the relationships between members of a small-town family. Both brother and sister witness the complexities of the adult world, as well as the mysteries of life and nature.
It has an average vote of 6.6 on TMDB.
16. Fire at Sea (Fuocoammare)
Capturing life on the Italian island of Lampedusa, a frontline in the European migrant crisis.
It has an average vote of 6.7 on TMDB.
17. Berberian Sound Studio
In the 1970s, a British sound technician is brought to Italy to work on the sound effects for a gruesome horror film. His nightmarish task slowly takes over his psyche, driving him to confront his own past.
It has an average vote of 6.1 on TMDB.
18. Earthlings
Using hidden cameras and never-before-seen footage, Earthlings chronicles the day-to-day practices of the largest industries in the world, all of which rely entirely on animals for profit.
It has an average vote of 8.093 on TMDB.
19. The Panic in Needle Park
A stark portrayal of life among a group of heroin addicts who hang out in Needle Park in New York City. Played against this setting is a low-key love story between Bobby, a young addict and small-time hustler, and Helen, a homeless girl who finds in her relationship with Bobby the stability she craves.
It has an average vote of 6.771 on TMDB.
20. A Royal Night Out
The re-imagining of VE Day in 1945, when Princess Elizabeth and her sister, Margaret were allowed out from Buckingham Palace for the night to join in the celebrations, and encounter romance and danger.
It has an average vote of 6.5 on TMDB.